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There seem to be several words in Esperanto that all correspond to the English verb to save. I can think of ŝpari, savi and konservi. In which situations should I use which ones? If you have other possible translations, please share them.

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  • savi — to rescue from danger or preserve from the threat of loss; to provide salvation to

    • savi ion al iu — to rescue something for someone
  • ŝpari, rezervi — to conserve, to save up (money, time, etc)

    • ŝpari al iu — to save someone (effort, etc)
  • konservi — to have (or place) in safekeeping, to hang on to

    • konservi dosieron — to save a file
  • evitigi ion al iu — to save someone from (making a mistake, etc), to help avoid

  • domaĝi — to prefer to save (money, a possession from possible harm)

  • sekurigi — to keep safe, to secure, to ensure

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  • Talking of a file, then I should use domaĝi, since we normally save a file to preserve data from possible harm. Or is there another word to use?
    – apaderno
    Sep 12, 2016 at 4:47
  • To save a file: konservi dosieron. The word domaĝi is more along the lines of "be worried about, act differently on account of": Ŝi preferis ne promeni sur la plaĝo, ĉar ŝi domaĝis siajn novajn ŝuojn. Sep 12, 2016 at 5:01

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